American Honda Motor Co.: Power Train › Automatic Transmission
American Honda Motor Co. reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 4, 1990 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY MACHINED INTERNAL SHAFT IN THE TRANSMISSION, THE PAWL MECHANISIM MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARK POSITION.
The risk
VEHICLE COULD ROLL WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS IN THE PARKPOSITION AND A CRASH COULD RESULT.
The remedy
INSTALL AN IMPROVED PARKING PAWL SHAFT.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 Honda Civic | 91 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 90V163000.
Full record for the 1990 Honda Civic → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →